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Brazilian footballer (1926–2019)

Nelson Zeglio
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-11-21)21 November 1926
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 25 February 2019(2019-02-25) (aged 92)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949 São Paulo 5 (3)
1951–1952 Sochaux 7 (1)
1952 → Montpellier (loan) 2 (0)
1952–1954 CA Paris 30 (7)
1954–1955 Roubaix-Tourcoing 3 (1)
Total 42 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Zeglio (21 November 1926 – 25 February 2019) was a Brazilian professional footballer.

Career

Born in São Paulo, Zeglio moved from São Paulo to French club Sochaux in 1951. He was one of three South Americans to sign for the club at that time (the others being José Montagnoli and Alberto Muro, who were both Argentine). He was the first Brazilian to play for Sochaux, and the only one until Francileudo Santos and Alexandre Finazzi signed in 2000. He made his Sochaux debut on 9 September 1951, scoring his club's only goal in a 3–1 defeat against Lens. He moved on loan to Montpellier in January 1952, and later played for CA Paris and Roubaix-Tourcoing. He finished his career playing back in Brazil.

Later life and death

After retirement, Zeglio worked for Air France for 20 years. In November 2016, on his 90th birthday, Zeglio was Sochaux's eldest living former player.

He died on 25 February 2019, aged 92.

References

  1. ^ "Rétro : Nelson Zeglio, le premier brésilien du FCSM, vient de fêter ses 90 ans" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Profile" (in French). FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Carnet noir : Disparition de Nelson Zeglio" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.


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